PSU researchers helping develop HIV prevention app for transgender women
Credit: Courtesy of Bob Smolenski Two Portland State University researchers have received federal funding to help develop a mobile app aimed at reducing HIV among...
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Recipients of Gruber Foundation 2019 Cosmology Prize announced
Nicholas Kaiser and Joseph Ivor Silk are honoured for their seminal work on cosmological structure formation and dark matterCredit: Gruber Foundation The recipients of this...
Birds outside their comfort zone are more vulnerable to deforestation
Credit: José Carlos Morante-Filho Members of the same bird species can have dramatically different responses to deforestation depending on where they live, finds a new...
What do parents of children with cancer search for online?
CHOP researcher: Knowledge of Google search content could inform family education and supportCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia When a child has cancer, what kind of...
Marcus regime in organic devices: Interfacial charge transfer mechanism verified
Credit: Frank Ortmann Charge transfer processes play a fundamental role in all electronic and optoelectronic devices. For devices based on organic thin-film technology, these include...
Wild red deer contribute to the preservation of open landscapes
Research from Göttingen points to wildlife grazing as an approach for nature conservation managementCredit: Marcus Meißner Similar to farm animals such as cattle or sheep,...
Location is everything for plant cell differentiation
Researchers from Osaka University find that the location of proteins within a cell as well as the position of the cell itself are important for...
Researchers create ‘force field’ for super materials
Researchers have developed a revolutionary method to intricately grow and protect some of the world's most exciting nanomaterials - graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNT). When...
Climate change is giving old trees a growth spurt
Credit: Xianliang Zhang WASHINGTON--Larch trees in the permafrost forests of northeastern China--the northernmost tree species on Earth - are growing faster as a result of...
New clues about how ancient galaxies lit up the universe
Credit: James Josephides (Swinburne Astronomy Productions) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that some of the Universe's earliest galaxies were brighter than expected. The excess...
Research reveals surprisingly powerful bite of tiny early tetrapod
Credit: Image courtesy of Professor Jennifer Clack, University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Micro-CT scanning of a tiny snake-like fossil discovered in Scotland has shed new...
Scientists discover a new class of single-atom nanozymes
Credit: DONG Shaojun Nanozymes - catalytic nanomaterials with enzyme-like characteristics - offer the advantage of low cost, high stability, tunable catalytic activity and ease of...
EU sustainable development policy defines entrepreneurship in three distinct ways
New study shows mixed meanings across policies, which may muddy take-aways for firms and national governmentsCredit: Roope Kiviranta/Aalto University Entrepreneurs should play a role in...
Genomics uncovers the mystery of the magic drumstick tree — Moringa oleifera
Credit: Mr Mohammed Shafi Did you ever wonder why our grandmothers insisted on having a Tulsi plant (Holy Basil) in front of the house and...
Specific identification of chronic lung disease in premature babies
Credit: © Klinikum Universität München Infants born prematurely frequently develop a form of chronic lung disease known as Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Previously, this disease could only...
